Parzeczew residents elect incumbent President in first primary elections

The residents of Parzeczew, a village in central Poland, participated in the first ever presidential primary elections held in Poland. They elected Aleksander Kwasniewski. Parzeczew has about 5,800 citizens. They work mainly in the agricultural sector. There are not many companies there: a milk factory and a company producing children's clothes. The unemployment rate is about 15%. "We wanted to measure the attitudes of central Poland, especially the Polish village," said Janusz Golygowski from the Lodz Public Opinion Polling Center. Voter turnout was about 30%. Although the organizers of the primaries did not want to give the exact results, it is estimated unofficially that they match pre-election polls. (Zycie, page 5)